K-Stars Track Workouts

The K-Stars hold weekly track workouts on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., rain or shine. The workouts are coached by Andy Chan. The cost is $5 per workout. Runners of all abilities are welcome.

If you've never done speedwork before but have always wanted to try it, this is a great way to find out what it's
like in a low-key, non-competitive atmosphere. Likewise, if you're an experienced runner looking for a solid mid-week
speed session, these workouts will be perfect for you.

Track workouts temporarily moved to City College / Golden Gate Park

With Kezar Stadium now closed for track resurfacing, Tuesday track workouts alternate between the Ram Stadium track at City College (map) and the museum concourse in Golden Gate Park (map)

Upcoming workouts

Oct 14, 2014 - City College track

Oct 21, 2014 - Museum concourse in GGP

Oct 28, 2014 - City College track

Nov 4, 2014 - Museum concourse in GGP

Nov 11, 2014 - City College track

Nov 18, 2014 - Museum concourse in GGP

Nov 25, 2014 - City College track

Dec 2, 2014 - Museum concourse in GGP

Dec 9, 2014 - City College track

Dec 16, 2014 - TBD

Track Christmas Relays - TBD - either Sat Dec 20 or Sun Dec 21 at City College in the morning

About the Coach

Andy Chan's passion for the sport of running began while at Lowell High School. He was a 4-year team member of both the
cross country and track teams and had a best finish of 2nd place All-City Cross Country and ran a mile PR of 4:43.
He was a 3-year team captain and led his cross country team to the State Meet two times. While an undergrad at
UCLA he began his coaching career by volunteering as the team manager for the UCLA women's cross country and track
teams. The experience at UCLA included working with many national class athletes and coaches, and attending big
meets like the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships (where Andy could always be found clipboard in hand taking splits and
keeping score of the meet).

After graduating from college, Andy returned to San Francisco and coached at his alma mater, Lowell, as an
assistant coach from 1993-97. Highlights during the Lowell coaching days include growing the team in size,
starting traditions like summer running camps and team dinners and helping coach the team to a sweep of all 4
titles at the All-City cross country finals in 1995. Twice during the mid-90s Andy organized and coached women's
100x1 mile relay teams that set world records.
In 1995, the DSE Running Club re-claimed the record in this event. Then in 1997, coaching AC's Athletics Club,
a team of 100 women, each one running one mile, averaged 5:47 per mile to establish what was then a world record of 9:38:39.

In 1998, Andy took his first head coaching job when he accepted the position at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He has
been the head coach for both cross country and track for 6 years. During that time, the girls cross country team
has captured 2 sections titles and 1 league title with a best State Meet finish of 4th. SHC athlete
Shannon Rowbury was a 2-time State
Champion (2001-800 meters, 2002-1600 meters). Rowbury was nationally ranked at a variety of
distances throughout her high school career. Andy is also very proud that 6 of his former high school athletes have at one time or another joined him on the coaching staff at SHC. His first high school coach, Lloyd
Wilson, has been an assistant coach at SHC since day one.

Andy's own running includes competing for K-Stars Running Club and Pamakid Running Club. An avid cherry-picker, he refuses to
list the races he has won medals at out of fear more runners may show up at those races and steal his glory. Andy's PR's are:

5K - 16:35, Champions Run, 2000

10K - 34:10, Perry's to Perry's, 1996

Half Marathon - 1:16:50, Humboldt Half Marathon, 1997

Marathon - 3:08:19, California International Marathon, 1997

Lake Merced (4.464 miles) - 24:52, DSE/Peak Busters Race, 1995

Since 1994 he has been coaching track interval workouts on Thursday evenings. The workouts first began at the
request of DSE'ers Ken Reed and Sandra Seiki. He estimates 300-400 different people have attended the workouts
through the years. People like Patrick Lee, Keith Johnson and John Spriggs have been attending since the very
first year. The current Thursday night group boasts 6 recent Boston Marathon qualifiers (John Spriggs, Paul Zager, David O'Connor, Dave Parrish, Christine Jegan and Whitney Stephenson), numerous members of the Hoy's Excelsior women's team, as well as
beginning runners looking to run PRs.